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Allred to Alleged Extortionist: How Dare You

Published: 12/29/2009
Gloria Allred is pissed that the lawyer for the man accused of extorting money from David Letterman has filed legal docs saying Allred and Rachel Uchitel did essentially the same thing. Allred told TMZ that Robert Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, does not have permission to use her name or the…
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David Letterman Defendant Uses Tiger Woods' Defense

Letterman Defendant Uses Tiger Defense

Published: 12/29/2009
The guy who allegedly masterminded an extortion plot against David Letterman is now using the Tiger Woods scandal as precedent to get the charges against him thrown out ..according to new documents obtained by TMZ. Robert Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, filed legal papers asking that the…
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David Letterman Alleged Extortionist

Alleged Extortionist Worried He'd Be Offed

Published: 12/16/2009
David Letterman's alleged extortionist worried that someone might kill him in retaliation for peddling his screenplay about the sexual escapades of the late night host ... at least that's the story of Robert Halderman. In conversations secretly-taped by law enforcement, the CBS "48 Hours" producer…
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Sacha Baron Cohen Sued Over 'Terrorist' Scene

Published: 12/09/2009
Sacha Baron Cohen, along with the producers of "Bruno" and David Letterman's company -- are being sued by a man who claims his reputation has been smeared all over the world because people now think he's a terrorist. Ayman Abu Aita is a grocer on the West Bank -- he says in Palestine. He was…
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Letterman Denies Wife Gave Him the Boot

Published: 11/16/2009
David Letterman's people made a bold statement this weekend -- not every supermarket tabloid story about Dave's marriage is true. One of Dave's reps flatly denied a recent report in the National Enquirer, which explained how Dave's wife threw him out of their Westchester mansion -- over that whole…
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Dave's Accused Extortionist is All Business

Published: 11/11/2009
David Letterman was offered $2 million for the "screenplay" of accused extortionist Robert Halderman, and all the stuff about sexual impropriety is the reason the treatment went at a premium price -- this according to a new interview by Halderman's lawyer. Attorney Gerald Shargel was on "The Early…
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Letterman Lied About Ending Affair -- Allegedly

Published: 11/10/2009
David Letterman was having an affair with his former personal assistant way more recently than David's rep had us believing -- according to documents filed by the alleged extortionist's lawyer. According to legal papers filed today by the defense, Robert Halderman confronted Stephanie Birkitt in…
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Letterman Suspect Wants Charges Dismissed

Published: 11/10/2009
David Letterman's accused extortionist, Robert Halderman, is asking the judge to dismiss the extortion case against him. In papers filed with the court, Halderman's lawyer wrote, "The sensationalism surrounding this indictment, fueled by the celebrity of the purported victim and the deference paid…
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Letterman Suspect -- Now Accepting Donations

Published: 11/10/2009
Robert Halderman -- the guy accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- is getting the ultimate vote of sympathy from his friends ... we're told they've chipped in to pay over a quarter of his mega legal bill. Sources inside CBS tell TMZ friends and co-workers are raising money…
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Ex-Letterman Writer Claims Sexual Favoritism

Published: 10/27/2009
A former Letterman writer claims Dave's show was a "hostile, sexually charged atmosphere" -- and "sexual politics" played a role in why she eventually quit the job. The woman making the claim is Nell Scovell, who spent roughly 5 months working for Dave back in 1990. In an article for Vanity Fair,…
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Joe Halderman: Click to watch

Letterman's Accused Extortionist Surfaces

Published: 10/21/2009
Joe Halderman -- the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- was spotted at a Connecticut train station this morning, allegedly heading to NYC. The camera guy asks Halderman how he's doing -- we can't tell if he says "Hey," "Great" or something else. FYI -- Halderman has…
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Letterman Intern Ready for Late Nite

Published: 10/19/2009
Much like he did with Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman also used Holly Hester in sketches on his old "Late Night with David Letterman." Here's a bit Dave did with Hester, who claims to have had a relationship with Letterman, all the way back in 1988. In this scene, Hester went by the name Phoebe.
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